Hi Reini, It looks like something changed between perl 5.10.0-4 and -5 which breaks the DateTime module from CPAN (version 0.4302, latest). The attached Simple Test Case(tm) results in only the following errors:
Use of uninitialized value $id in pattern match (m//) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/DateTime/Locale.pm line 65. Use of uninitialized value $id in exists at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/DateTime/Locale.pm line 68. Use of uninitialized value $native_pieces[0] in join or string at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/DateTime/Locale.pm line 83. Use of uninitialized value $id in hash element at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/DateTime/Locale.pm line 85. Use of uninitialized value $id in hash element at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/DateTime/Locale.pm line 90. Use of uninitialized value $id in pattern match (m//) at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/DateTime/Locale.pm line 65. Use of uninitialized value $id in exists at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/DateTime/Locale.pm line 68. Use of uninitialized value $id in concatenation (.) or string at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/DateTime/Locale.pm line 68. You cannot replace an existing locale ('') unless you also specify the 'replace' parameter as true BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/DateTime/Locale.pm line 151. Compilation failed in require at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/i686-cygwin/DateTime.pm line 46. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.10/i686-cygwin/DateTime.pm line 46. Compilation failed in require at ./simple_test_case_datetime.pl line 3. BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./simple_test_case_datetime.pl line 3. Doing the "perl -MExtUtils::Installed [...]"/"cpan `cat module.list`" thing (and also a "force install DateTime") results in the same errors, and needless to say doesn't end up generating a working DateTime module. This same version of DateTime did work without error in 5.10.0-4 and does work with 5.8.8-4. -- Gary R. Van Sickle
simple_test_case_datetime.pl
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